Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 February 1920 — POPULATION CENTER IS SAVED FOR INDIANA [ARTICLE]

POPULATION CENTER IS SAVED FOR INDIANA

The center of population of the United States is saved for Indiana and probably for Monroe county. This, at least, is the opinion of C. S. Sloane, chief geographer of the censug bureau, ’ who is supposed to know more about centers of population and such things than any other person ,in the United States. Some time ago Mr. Sloane said at the National Press Clu'b at Washington, that the center of population probably would move eastward this year and fears were entertained by all the loyal Indianaians that posibly Ohio or some such outside state might get the coveted honor. In fact, so fearful were Indianaians that the state was to lose out that they did not even go to the census bureau to find out where the center of population, in its perambulations would hesitate and stop. But Mr. Sloane has said although the center wil probably move eastward, it will only move a small distance, and will undoubtedly remain in Monroe county, but at the fartherest could get no more to the east than Brown county, the home of Abe .Martin.